Friday, August 31, 2012

Topsy Turvy Wedding Cake

Well, it's official, I have finally made and delivered a wedding cake. And it made it there completely successfully too. I have done a couple of cakes that were almost as big, but not quite. Originally the bride had a pretty funky vision in her mind with this cake. She had wanted to swirl black through the purple and blue layers, and put all black accents.

But then she found some statues that were a creamy white color that she wanted to incorporate, so we changed our design. I have to say I was nervous about giving wedding guests, cake with black on it to eat. Because you can end up with a yucky looking black mouth. So I thought the creamy white was a safer option for sure. I was hoping that she would still love it when she saw that the colors were not so dramatic. But I think she did.

She was really into the crooked shapes of the cake. I have to say it was my first time doing a topsy turvy cake, and it turned out great. Each layer consisted of 3 cakes instead of 2, so it made it a bit harder to cover in fondant. Each layer has two colors swirled together.

When I delivered the cake, the bride had forgotten her statues, so I had to whip something up to put on top to take it's place. And she was going to end up putting her statues on the table if they made it in time. Luckily I had my stuff with me, just in case.

The two bottom tiers were chocolate cake, and the top tier was white. All were frosted in almond vanilla buttercream and covered in mmf.

Price List

If you need a cake, the first thing you need to do is figure out how many people you need to serve! Also when you contact me have the date of your party decided. I take limited amount of cake orders, and some cakes have details that take a week or so to do. So please give me plenty of notice. To be safe, I need at LEAST 2 weeks notice, but if someone has already booked that day, then you will most likely not be able to get a cake, first come first served!

Prices vary a lot, depending on details.

8 inch round (serves about 15) starting at $30

8 inch round with 6 inch round (serves about 25) $60

9x13 rectangle (serves about 15) starting at $35

These prices are for your basic cake. Details added usually about $5-$10 more dollars, depending on what it is.

Each character added is an additional $5-$10.

As long as you know how many people you need to serve, just contact me, and I will give you a more accurate pricing.